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Ben Dillon
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“We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.” — John Lewis
Politics, sports, entertainment, books, travel, food — not necessarily in that order.
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benjdillon.bsky.social
Donald Trump has always had shit for brains and unfortunately for him, last week he shat some of them out during a WH meeting.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
benjdillon.bsky.social
The WH staffer that got Trump strikes again.
jbendery.bsky.social Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 10h
An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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kevinjkircher.com
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
benjdillon.bsky.social
Waste, fraud, and abuse
stephensemler.bsky.social Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 6h
ICE’s pending $30 billion budget exceeds the military spending of nearly every country, including Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and Iran.

ICE + CBP funding for 2026 would total $66 billion, higher than all but 7 militaries worldwide.
stephensemler.bsky.social Stephen Semler @stephensemler.bsky.social · 7h
After a string of ICE murders, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries proposed reforms — and $11 billion more for ICE.

Including reconciliation bill funding, the Schumer-Jeffries plan would give ICE a $30 billion budget, higher than all but 15 militaries worldwide:
www.stephensemler.com/p/democratic...
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 PM
benjdillon.bsky.social
Trump is cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.
fintwitter.bsky.social FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 3h
TRUMP: U.S. CAN GROW AT 15% IF WARSH DOES THE JOB HE’S CAPABLE OF
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
benjdillon.bsky.social
Why was she transferred from maximum security prison to minimum security prison?
February 9, 2026 at 10:59 PM
benjdillon.bsky.social
So Trump thought Ghislaine was evil in 2006 and she was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021 — but in 2025 (while Donald Trump was president) she was transferred from a maximum security prison to a minimum security prison.
emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3h
Trump was, of course, lying about some of this in 2006 -- no doubt trying to get ahead of things. But it's interesting that he said Ghislaine was evil.

Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
“Thank goodness you’re stopping him, everyone has known he’s been doing this,” Trump told Reiter, according to a 2019 FBI interview with Reiter contained in the Justice Department’s Epstein case files. The interview, conducted in October 2019 and not previously reported, has shed new light on Trump’s involvement in the early stages of the 2006 Jeffrey Epstein investigation in Palm Beach, Florida. It also raises questions about how much Trump knew about Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes. Reiter told FBI agents that Trump revealed that Epstein’s associate, Maxwell, was Epstein’s “operative,” and that Trump said “she is evil and to focus on her,” according to the report. Trump told Reiter that “he was around Epstein once when teenagers were present and Trump ‘got the hell out of there,’” the report said. Trump also told Reiter that he threw Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club.
February 9, 2026 at 10:51 PM
benjdillon.bsky.social
And another thing — please don’t put in the newspaper that my followers are panicking.
drewharwell.com Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 4h
The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
Don’t Be a Panican. We’re Winning — and We’re Not Slowing Down. Under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership, this Administration is smashing through the chaos and destruction left by Democrats and unleashing the most aggressive pursuit of the America First agenda in history. While the Fake News and Radical Left collude to distract, depress, and divide, they’re simply lying to mask the undeniable truth: America is safer, stronger, richer, and more secure than at any point in decades. Don’t take the bait. New victories pour in daily as President Trump delivers on his promises and rebuilds the foundation for long-term success in the greatest nation on Earth. Here are a few things to celebrate from just the past few days:
February 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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thefarce.org
Pretty clearly, the president of the United States is involved in a cover-up and a criminal-seeming conspiracy to cover up the worst child rape ring of the century, with one of the two rapists who led the ring.
macfarlanenews.bsky.social Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 8h
BREAKING: Her attorney tells Congress that Ghislaine Maxwell will speak “fully and honestly” about Epstein’s crimes against girls, but only with clemency from Trump

youtube.com/shorts/wKUiY...
Ghislaine Maxwell will speak “fully & honestly” re: Epstein crimes, but only w/ clemency from Trump
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
benjdillon.bsky.social
He stated an objective truth — Donald Trump is protecting pedophiles — including himself.
February 9, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
now that's the power of a union
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
LONDON (AP) — Palace says King Charles III will support police who are assessing reports that ex-Prince Andrew gave files to Epstein.
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
benjdillon.bsky.social
Nope.
margitdengler.bsky.social Margit Dengler @margitdengler.bsky.social · 3d
Cortina d’Ampezzo on the day of the Opening Ceremony
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM
benjdillon.bsky.social
Absolute loser shit.
bgrueskin.bsky.social Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22h
This is the most entertaining game of the night
February 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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nick-pettigrew.bsky.social
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
dancow.bsky.social Dan Nguyen @dancow.bsky.social · 1d
VC, founder, dumbass
@Nick_Davidov Asked Claude Cowork organize my wife's desktop, it stated doing it, asked for a permission to delete temp office files, I granted it, and then it goes "ooops" Turns out it tried renaming and accidentally deleted a folder with all of the photos my wife made on her camera for the last 15 years. All photos of kids, their illustrations, friends' weddings, travel, everything. It's not in trash, it was done via terminal It's not in iCloud, it already synced the new file structure. She didn't have Time Machine. Disc recovery tools can't see anything. I called Apple and they pointed me to a feature in iCloud allowing to retrieve files that were saved before but are no longer on iCloud Drive (they keep them for 30 days). I'm now watching it load tens of thousands of files. I nearly had a heart attack. Nick Davidov • @Nick_Davidov VC, founder, DVC.ai - backing repeat founders with a community of 200 engineers. e/acc/OSS. Perplexity, Higgsfield, Animation, Etched. Husband to @msdavidova
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
Hahaha OK that's pretty good.
The Atlantic wrote a piece saying the Epstein Files are not a big conspiracy but then there's a photo of the owner with Maxwell
February 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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beckyhammer.bsky.social
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
benjdillon.bsky.social
A better world is possible.
wcvb5.bsky.social WCVB NewsCenter 5, Boston @wcvb5.bsky.social · 23h
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
benjdillon.bsky.social
Stay mad, bitch.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
Trump crashes out over Bad Bunny’s halftime show
The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence. Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World. This “Show” is just a “slap in the face” to our Country, which is setting new standards and records every single day — including the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History! There is nothing inspirational about this mess of a Halftime Show and watch, it will get great reviews from the Fake News Media, because they haven’t got a clue of what is going on in the REAL WORLD — And, by the way, the NFL should immediately replace its ridiculous new Kickoff Rule. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
February 9, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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amanbatheja.bsky.social
Sports reporter with NBC News reporting that the couple in Bad Bunny’s halftime show got married for real
Rohan Nadkarni @RohanNadkarni This is incredibly cool — A source familiar with Bad Bunny’s performance tonight tells me that the couple in the halftime show got married for real. They invited Bad Bunny to their wedding and in turn he invited them to get married during his performance.
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
benjdillon.bsky.social
LOL
davelee.me Dave Lee @davelee.me · 22h
Ai.com spent god knows how much on their Super Bowl ad, and….
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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aoc.bsky.social
Ocasio gang rise up 🙌🏽🇵🇷
Bad Bunny wearing an OCASIO 64 jersey
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
benjdillon.bsky.social
I need to book a return trip to Puerto Rico.
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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ruhee.ca
No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
judge a quarterback by whether or not he defrauds millions of dollars from poor people
seancasten.bsky.social Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 1d
Judge a quarterback by what he'll take a knee for.
February 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM